Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
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We offer funded positions and support for researchers working in information and communications technology.
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🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
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Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)
I'm now also looking for a postdoc with strong Bayesian background and interest in developing Bayesian cross-validation theory, methods and software. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact information at users.aalto.fi/~ave/).
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I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)
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🚀 Accelerate your applications with AMD GPUs!
Join us for a hands-on online training on December 2–4, 2025, from 13:00 to 17:00 CET each day, and learn how to port, optimise, and profile your code for AMD systems such as LUMI.
Read more and register 🔗 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/events/accel...
Join us for a hands-on online training on December 2–4, 2025, from 13:00 to 17:00 CET each day, and learn how to port, optimise, and profile your code for AMD systems such as LUMI.
Read more and register 🔗 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/events/accel...
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🚀 Accelerate your applications with AMD GPUs!
Join us for a hands-on online training on December 2–4, 2025, from 13:00 to 17:00 CET each day, and learn how to port, optimise, and profile your code for AMD systems such as LUMI.
Read more and register 🔗 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/events/accel...
Join us for a hands-on online training on December 2–4, 2025, from 13:00 to 17:00 CET each day, and learn how to port, optimise, and profile your code for AMD systems such as LUMI.
Read more and register 🔗 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/events/accel...
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⏰ Still time to apply!
The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social Extreme Scale Access Call offers top researchers, industry & public sector access to Europe’s most powerful supercomputers – including LUMI 💪
Deadline: 27 October
🔗 eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-extreme-scale-access-mode_en
The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social Extreme Scale Access Call offers top researchers, industry & public sector access to Europe’s most powerful supercomputers – including LUMI 💪
Deadline: 27 October
🔗 eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-extreme-scale-access-mode_en
October 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
⏰ Still time to apply!
The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social Extreme Scale Access Call offers top researchers, industry & public sector access to Europe’s most powerful supercomputers – including LUMI 💪
Deadline: 27 October
🔗 eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-extreme-scale-access-mode_en
The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social Extreme Scale Access Call offers top researchers, industry & public sector access to Europe’s most powerful supercomputers – including LUMI 💪
Deadline: 27 October
🔗 eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-extreme-scale-access-mode_en
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Making #machinelearning outcomes stable in the face of strange inputs or malicious attacks: introducing Francesco Croce, one of our 9 new principal investigators & assistant professor at @aalto.fi.
www.ellisinstitute.fi/meet-our-new...
@ellis.eu @csaalto.bsky.social
www.ellisinstitute.fi/meet-our-new...
@ellis.eu @csaalto.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Making #machinelearning outcomes stable in the face of strange inputs or malicious attacks: introducing Francesco Croce, one of our 9 new principal investigators & assistant professor at @aalto.fi.
www.ellisinstitute.fi/meet-our-new...
@ellis.eu @csaalto.bsky.social
www.ellisinstitute.fi/meet-our-new...
@ellis.eu @csaalto.bsky.social
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I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
ellis.eu
October 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
July 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
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🏹 Job alert: Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science
📍Edinburgh 🏴
📅 Apply by July 7th
🔗 More info: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/12591
📍Edinburgh 🏴
📅 Apply by July 7th
🔗 More info: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/12591
Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science to join our team in the Institute of Genetics and Cancer. In this role, you will develop and apply cutting-edge data science met...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🏹 Job alert: Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science
📍Edinburgh 🏴
📅 Apply by July 7th
🔗 More info: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/12591
📍Edinburgh 🏴
📅 Apply by July 7th
🔗 More info: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/12591
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❄️ SMEs & startups - @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social's 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘐 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 call is open – it’s free of charge for industry users, including SMEs and startups!
🗓️ Next cut-off date: 30 June 2025
🔗 Read more and apply now: www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/access-calls...
#eurohpc #hpc #ai
🗓️ Next cut-off date: 30 June 2025
🔗 Read more and apply now: www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/access-calls...
#eurohpc #hpc #ai
June 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
❄️ SMEs & startups - @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social's 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘐 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 call is open – it’s free of charge for industry users, including SMEs and startups!
🗓️ Next cut-off date: 30 June 2025
🔗 Read more and apply now: www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/access-calls...
#eurohpc #hpc #ai
🗓️ Next cut-off date: 30 June 2025
🔗 Read more and apply now: www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/access-calls...
#eurohpc #hpc #ai
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@eurohpc-ju.bsky.social has opened a continuous call for proposals for AI for science and collaborative EU projects focusing on ethical AI, Machine Learning, foundation Models, Generative AI and LLMs.
Next cut-off date: June 20
➡️ www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-ai-...
#ai #machinelearning #llm
Next cut-off date: June 20
➡️ www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-ai-...
#ai #machinelearning #llm
June 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
@eurohpc-ju.bsky.social has opened a continuous call for proposals for AI for science and collaborative EU projects focusing on ethical AI, Machine Learning, foundation Models, Generative AI and LLMs.
Next cut-off date: June 20
➡️ www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-ai-...
#ai #machinelearning #llm
Next cut-off date: June 20
➡️ www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-ai-...
#ai #machinelearning #llm
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🏹 Job alert: PhD/postdoc positions in Scientific Foundation Models at the University of Liège (Belgium)
📍 Liège 🇧🇪
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/43SJtUG
📍 Liège 🇧🇪
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/43SJtUG
PhD/postdoc positions in Scientific Foundation Models at the University of Liège (Belgium)
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
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June 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🏹 Job alert: PhD/postdoc positions in Scientific Foundation Models at the University of Liège (Belgium)
📍 Liège 🇧🇪
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/43SJtUG
📍 Liège 🇧🇪
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/43SJtUG
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Here is a poster with an overview of distributed quantum stuff we have been doing…
June 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here is a poster with an overview of distributed quantum stuff we have been doing…
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1/5 🌟 Our latest peer-reviewed research bridges psychology and AI/reinforcement learning (RL)! We explore how AI models of intrinsic motivation can formalise the "need for competence" in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a very popular theory of human motivation. Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2502.07423.
May 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
1/5 🌟 Our latest peer-reviewed research bridges psychology and AI/reinforcement learning (RL)! We explore how AI models of intrinsic motivation can formalise the "need for competence" in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a very popular theory of human motivation. Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2502.07423.
Life Science Informatics Professor Indrė Žliobaitė says Machine learning models must keep up with the changing world. www.helsinki.fi/en/news/arti... @univhelsinkics.bsky.social
Machine learning models must keep up with the changing world | University of Helsinki
Life Science Informatics Professor Indrė Žliobaitė develops computational methods that are explainable, trustworthy, and robust to change. With these methods, it is possible to analyse and understand ...
www.helsinki.fi
May 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Life Science Informatics Professor Indrė Žliobaitė says Machine learning models must keep up with the changing world. www.helsinki.fi/en/news/arti... @univhelsinkics.bsky.social
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The Swedish edition of my AI book, "100 frågor om AI" ("100 questions about AI"), has been published today by Natur & Kultur.
Stort tack till Linda Mannila för den suveräna översättningen och bearbetningen av boken – det har varit ett nöje att samarbeta!
www.nok.se/titlar/larom...
Stort tack till Linda Mannila för den suveräna översättningen och bearbetningen av boken – det har varit ett nöje att samarbeta!
www.nok.se/titlar/larom...
100 frågor om AI
I 100 frågor om AI får du tydliga och lättbegripliga svar på vanliga frågor om AI. Vad är AI? Kan AI fatta bättre beslut än vi människo...
www.nok.se
May 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Swedish edition of my AI book, "100 frågor om AI" ("100 questions about AI"), has been published today by Natur & Kultur.
Stort tack till Linda Mannila för den suveräna översättningen och bearbetningen av boken – det har varit ett nöje att samarbeta!
www.nok.se/titlar/larom...
Stort tack till Linda Mannila för den suveräna översättningen och bearbetningen av boken – det har varit ett nöje att samarbeta!
www.nok.se/titlar/larom...
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🏹 Job alert: Tenure-Track Position for Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence at @jku.at. Opening is at the Institute for Symbolic AI for female candidates w/ PhD.
📍 Linz 🇦🇹
📅 Apply by: May 28
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3H2GDVk
#AIJobs
📍 Linz 🇦🇹
📅 Apply by: May 28
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3H2GDVk
#AIJobs
Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence
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May 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🏹 Job alert: Tenure-Track Position for Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence at @jku.at. Opening is at the Institute for Symbolic AI for female candidates w/ PhD.
📍 Linz 🇦🇹
📅 Apply by: May 28
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3H2GDVk
#AIJobs
📍 Linz 🇦🇹
📅 Apply by: May 28
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3H2GDVk
#AIJobs
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We went to Mordor and all we got were flowers and ice cream.
Bayesian workflow group was a runner-up in Aalto Open Science Award 2024. The current and past group members running-up in alphabetical order: Alejandro Catalina, Anna Riha, Asael Alonzo Matamoros, David Kohns, ...
Bayesian workflow group was a runner-up in Aalto Open Science Award 2024. The current and past group members running-up in alphabetical order: Alejandro Catalina, Anna Riha, Asael Alonzo Matamoros, David Kohns, ...
May 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We went to Mordor and all we got were flowers and ice cream.
Bayesian workflow group was a runner-up in Aalto Open Science Award 2024. The current and past group members running-up in alphabetical order: Alejandro Catalina, Anna Riha, Asael Alonzo Matamoros, David Kohns, ...
Bayesian workflow group was a runner-up in Aalto Open Science Award 2024. The current and past group members running-up in alphabetical order: Alejandro Catalina, Anna Riha, Asael Alonzo Matamoros, David Kohns, ...
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🚀 CSC is hiring AI Specialists for the LUMI AI Factory!
Passionate about AI & supercomputing for real-world impact? Join us to support users, deliver training, and work on projects using modern deep learning models on LUMI ❄️
➡️Read more and apply by May 28 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/open-positio...
Passionate about AI & supercomputing for real-world impact? Join us to support users, deliver training, and work on projects using modern deep learning models on LUMI ❄️
➡️Read more and apply by May 28 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/open-positio...
Open positions - LUMI
Open LUMI-related positions: Application specialist, HPC+AI+Quantum Computing, CSC – IT Center for Science, Finland. Apply by 19 May 2025. AI Specialists, LUMI AI Factory, CSC – IT Center for Science,...
www.lumi-supercomputer.eu
May 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🚀 CSC is hiring AI Specialists for the LUMI AI Factory!
Passionate about AI & supercomputing for real-world impact? Join us to support users, deliver training, and work on projects using modern deep learning models on LUMI ❄️
➡️Read more and apply by May 28 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/open-positio...
Passionate about AI & supercomputing for real-world impact? Join us to support users, deliver training, and work on projects using modern deep learning models on LUMI ❄️
➡️Read more and apply by May 28 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/open-positio...
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Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak's slides from Frontier Friday here:
algorithms.fi/frontier-fri...
algorithms.fi/frontier-fri...
May 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak's slides from Frontier Friday here:
algorithms.fi/frontier-fri...
algorithms.fi/frontier-fri...
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Our researchers are part of an international consortium whose latest study provides unprecedented insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies. Read more about the findings here: www.aalto.fi/en/news/astr...
Astronomers observe largest ever sample of galaxies up to over 12 billion light years away | Aalto University
New observations give researchers unique insight into how galaxies have evolved since the universe was under a billion years old.
www.aalto.fi
May 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Our researchers are part of an international consortium whose latest study provides unprecedented insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies. Read more about the findings here: www.aalto.fi/en/news/astr...
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HIIT Foundations Friday on 23 May 2025! Corinna Coupette gives a talk on "TCS for Law: Toward a Computational Theory of Legal Systems", more information here: research.cs.aalto.fi/hiit-foundat...
May 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
HIIT Foundations Friday on 23 May 2025! Corinna Coupette gives a talk on "TCS for Law: Toward a Computational Theory of Legal Systems", more information here: research.cs.aalto.fi/hiit-foundat...
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For even more human-computer interaction research from Aalto, including conversational AIs for migrants and privacy perceptions of custom GPTs, check out www.aalto.fi/en/news/aalt...
cc @aaltotechsperts.bsky.social @icthiit.bsky.social @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #CHI2025
cc @aaltotechsperts.bsky.social @icthiit.bsky.social @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #CHI2025
Aalto computer scientists in CHI 2025 | Aalto University
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
www.aalto.fi
April 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
For even more human-computer interaction research from Aalto, including conversational AIs for migrants and privacy perceptions of custom GPTs, check out www.aalto.fi/en/news/aalt...
cc @aaltotechsperts.bsky.social @icthiit.bsky.social @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #CHI2025
cc @aaltotechsperts.bsky.social @icthiit.bsky.social @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #CHI2025
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Have you thought that in computer memory model weights are given in terms of discrete values in any case. Thus, why not do probabilistic inference on the discrete (quantized) parameters. @trappmartin.bsky.social is presenting our work at #AABI2025 today. [1/3]
April 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Have you thought that in computer memory model weights are given in terms of discrete values in any case. Thus, why not do probabilistic inference on the discrete (quantized) parameters. @trappmartin.bsky.social is presenting our work at #AABI2025 today. [1/3]
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Interested in working on (computational) intrinsic motivation x design x architecture? A really cool PhD project coming up - UK residents only and supervised by @christophsalge.bsky.social! Ah, and I'll be co-supervising :) All info below - many opportunities to fit in your profile and ideas.
Do you want to do a Phd at @herts.ac.uk with me in the topic of: Changing the Environment with Intrinsically Motivated Computational Creativity?
Then apply for a fully funded Phd position with our Centre for Future Societies, reference ADS4.
Deadline: 26. May, 2025
Details below. Please share.
Then apply for a fully funded Phd position with our Centre for Future Societies, reference ADS4.
Deadline: 26. May, 2025
Details below. Please share.
April 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Interested in working on (computational) intrinsic motivation x design x architecture? A really cool PhD project coming up - UK residents only and supervised by @christophsalge.bsky.social! Ah, and I'll be co-supervising :) All info below - many opportunities to fit in your profile and ideas.
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Helsinki CS Theory Seminar meets again today! Just a general reminder that our talks are also streamed online; if you join the mailing list you will also receive the Zoom link! research.cs.aalto.fi/theory/semin...
Helsinki CS Theory Seminar
research.cs.aalto.fi
April 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Helsinki CS Theory Seminar meets again today! Just a general reminder that our talks are also streamed online; if you join the mailing list you will also receive the Zoom link! research.cs.aalto.fi/theory/semin...
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✨ 🗒️ Join ELSA this Friday for "How AI is shaping journalism & journalism is shaping AI" hosted by the Alan Turing Institute.
Experts discuss AI in content creation and its effect on trust in journalism.
🗓️ April 11, 17:00 GMT
📍 The Royal Institution, London
🔗 www.turing.ac.uk/events/how-a...
Experts discuss AI in content creation and its effect on trust in journalism.
🗓️ April 11, 17:00 GMT
📍 The Royal Institution, London
🔗 www.turing.ac.uk/events/how-a...
How AI is shaping journalism and journalism is shaping AI
Please note, this is an in-person event which will take place at The Royal Institution of Great Britain 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS.
www.turing.ac.uk
April 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
✨ 🗒️ Join ELSA this Friday for "How AI is shaping journalism & journalism is shaping AI" hosted by the Alan Turing Institute.
Experts discuss AI in content creation and its effect on trust in journalism.
🗓️ April 11, 17:00 GMT
📍 The Royal Institution, London
🔗 www.turing.ac.uk/events/how-a...
Experts discuss AI in content creation and its effect on trust in journalism.
🗓️ April 11, 17:00 GMT
📍 The Royal Institution, London
🔗 www.turing.ac.uk/events/how-a...